A Clockwork Fairytale
By Helen Scott Taylor
Review by ~Kitty~
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Overview
Melba was raised as a boy to pick pockets and run messages in the poor outer circles of Royal Malverne Isle. When Master Turk, a young spymaster, accepts her pledge to join his gang, she can't wait to become a spy. With his exotic southern looks and wealthy lifestyle, Turk fascinates her. Not only is he a famous spy, he also wields earth magic. But Turk is not who he seems. He follows the orders of a higher power and his master has secret plans for Melba, plans that make her the target of foul magic, plans that challenge Melba and Turk's beliefs about life and duty, plans that tear them apart, just as they discover what it means to fall in love.
Melba was raised as a boy to pick pockets and run messages in the poor outer circles of Royal Malverne Isle. When Master Turk, a young spymaster, accepts her pledge to join his gang, she can't wait to become a spy. With his exotic southern looks and wealthy lifestyle, Turk fascinates her. Not only is he a famous spy, he also wields earth magic. But Turk is not who he seems. He follows the orders of a higher power and his master has secret plans for Melba, plans that make her the target of foul magic, plans that challenge Melba and Turk's beliefs about life and duty, plans that tear them apart, just as they discover what it means to fall in love.
**Review**:
From the start, you are submerged
in a world full of steampunk, fantasy, and spirits. When you are thrown into this world, you hit
the ground running, and the pace never slows.
It is a combination of Pygmalion, Princess Bride, Romeo & Juliet,
and Anastasia, all seamlessly combined.
I felt compassion for the characters and it made an excellent movie in
my head. Appropriate for Y/A and above, but do not let that turn you off to the story. The writing was not over-simplified at all and I am definitely looking forward to future
books in this enchanting world.
Soundtrack suggestion?
I was listening to Dead Can
Dance while reading this and it provided deeper immersion into this fantastical
world.
4 out of 5 fangs
4 out of 5 fangs
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